Look out behind Mooooo!
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:39 am
Ahh panto season...
Well,
I spotted the Moon rising early yesterday and
thought to myself that if it was clear today I'd
try and shoot a Moon rising behind horizon shot
seeing as I've never actually done that.
(and that I've not got the camera out in Months on end)
So it was good fun hunting down a suitable location
using Google earth, Stellarium and a compass.
The first shot was at 2:50 pm so the Moon was a bit wishy washy
(and actually tough to spot against the blue sky)
As it rose a bit and the Sun set it got a bit brighter.
I scooted off to another location
(basically the hill I was shooting against)
and waited for another Moonrise to catch it in a darker sky.
The ETX 125's focal lenght ment I had to shoot 2 shots
(one half of the Moon top and bottom)
then join them in photoshop.
(I must pick up a focal reducer!!)
Anyway...
here they are...
Well,
I spotted the Moon rising early yesterday and
thought to myself that if it was clear today I'd
try and shoot a Moon rising behind horizon shot
seeing as I've never actually done that.
(and that I've not got the camera out in Months on end)
So it was good fun hunting down a suitable location
using Google earth, Stellarium and a compass.
The first shot was at 2:50 pm so the Moon was a bit wishy washy
(and actually tough to spot against the blue sky)
As it rose a bit and the Sun set it got a bit brighter.
I scooted off to another location
(basically the hill I was shooting against)
and waited for another Moonrise to catch it in a darker sky.
The ETX 125's focal lenght ment I had to shoot 2 shots
(one half of the Moon top and bottom)
then join them in photoshop.
(I must pick up a focal reducer!!)
Anyway...
here they are...
